Monica Mace Sartain | P.E.
Awards Chair
Phone: 615-645-9355

Monica graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an Environmental Option. After graduation, she headed to Aiken, SC to work with hazardous and radioactive waste at the Savannah River Site. While at the Savannah River Site, Monica married her college sweetheart Jeremy. After moving around a little the couple finally settled in Hendersonville, TN where they live with their two children. Monica currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lipscomb University. In addition to her local ASCE work, Monica also serves ASCE as the Infrastructure Report Card Committee Chair for the Tennessee Section, and is a past Region 4 Governor-At-Large. In her spare time, Monica enjoys spending weekends hanging out with her family.

Kevin McAlister | P.E.
Awards Co-Chair
Phone: 901.573.8162

Kevin is a Past President of the Nashville Branch and works for Barge Design Solutions. 

Justin Corbitt | E.I.
Educational Outreach Chair
Phone: 615-253-2402

Justin is a Middle Tennessee native who was born in Nashville and raised in Dickson County. He graduated from Tennessee State University in 2017 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and is currently working on a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Justin started working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation in 2017 as a hydraulic design engineer in the Structures Division. While at TSU, Justin began his involvement with ASCE by serving as the Student Chapter President and continued as a member of the Nashville Branch. Some of his hobbies include playing guitar, cooking out with friends and family, sports, hunting, and also working as a volunteer and mentor in various organizations. Justin now lives in Hickman County with his wife, Marcia, and their 9 animals!

Ashley Smith | P.E., PMP
Communications Chair
Phone: 615-340-6540

Ashley is a Vanderbilt University graduate originally from San Antonio, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering in 2004 and has been in Nashville for her entire professional career. Ashley is currently a Project Management and Commercial Leader for CDM Smith in the transportation group. Ashley has worked on a variety of projects including transportation, transit, civil site design, water, wastewater, and sewer rehabilitation projects throughout the country. She married Jared, another Vandy graduate, and they have two daughters. Ashley is an ASCE Nashville Branch Past President, current Board Member, Practitioner Advisor to Vanderbilt, & former Younger Member Chair. She is also the Region Governor, Tennessee Section Secretary, Student Chair, Webmaster, and a Past President. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys playing and watching all sports, traveling, scuba diving, skiing, going to concerts, and relaxing on beaches.

Suzanne Herron | P.E., CPESC
Sustaining Membership Chair
Phone: 615-477-8286

Suzanne Herron is the Principal Engineer at Dramby Environmental Consulting. She has more than 20 years of experience and has project experience in environmental permitting on the federal, state and local level; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document preparation; Phase I Environmental Site Assessments; and public involvement planning.  From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Herron was the Director of the Environmental Division at the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Since joining ELI, Ms. Herron has served in the lead permitting role for linear projects in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky. Ms. Herron is a licensed professional engineer in Tennessee and North Carolina. She additionally has the Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) certification. Ms. Herron has been a proud member of ASCE since her college days at Tennessee Tech. In 2017, she received the ASCE Nashville Branch Distinguished Service Award. In 2003, she received the ASCE Tennessee Section Young Engineer Award. In 2017, she received the Nashville Branch Distinguished Service Award.

Kate McDonald | P.E.
Scholarship Chair
Phone: 615-248-9999

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kate graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and minor in Environmental Engineering. After graduation, she moved to Nashville to begin her career with a local engineering company. Currently, Kate works as a Project Engineer at CSDG where she works on a variety of residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments in and around the Nashville area. Kate has been involved with the ASCE Nashville Branch since June 2015. She has held various positions on the Nashville Younger Member’s Board and served as Younger Member Chair in 2019. She was also awarded the 2020 Nashville ASCE Young Engineer of the year. Kate likes to spend her free time outdoors running, hiking, skiing and exploring. You will also find her cooking, reading or cheering on the Penn State Nittany Lions!

Nick Kniazewycz | P.E.
Communications Co-Chair
Phone:615-202-1562

Nick grew up in a civil engineering family in Nashville. He attended Tennessee Tech University and graduated with his B.S. in Civil Engineering in May of 2017. After completing two prior internships with TDOT, Nick joined the TDOT Region 3 Project Development office in Nashville, where he is a roadway design team lead. In addition to designing a variety of transportation projects, Nick assists in mentoring senior design groups at Tennessee Tech as well as interns and new employees at TDOT. In his free time, Nick likes to ride bikes on Nashville’s Greenways, build concrete lamps, and go to Nashville Predators games.

Harrison Turner | P.E.
Sports Chair
Phone: 205-764-8882

Harrison grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama in 2016 with a degree in Civil Engineering. After college, he moved to Nashville with his wife to continue his career as a consultant. He is currently a Project Manager for Kimley-Horn. He is a huge Alabama sports fan and loves to watch and talk about all sports. 

Vacant
Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Phone: ###-###-####

This position is currently vacant - contact Emily Reed if you're interested!

In Memory of Clint Camp

 
Clint was a dedicated member of the ASCE Nashville Branch, serving in various leadership roles over the years, including Branch President, Board Member, Sustaining Membership Committee Chair, and Endowment Committee Chair. His commitment to the engineering community earned him recognition as Young Engineer of the Year in 2017 by both the ASCE Nashville Branch and the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers. More than his titles and awards, Clint was someone who built connections and supported those around him.
 
His passing is felt across ASCE leadership and the broader engineering community. Clint had a way of knowing and being known by everyone, and we are grateful to have had him as part of our group.